2017
Panguni Uthiram
Thirukalyana Mandapam
Wedding
Panguni Uthiram. Swami
Wedding. Arulmigu
Unnamulai Amman came on
procession from
(Ambal's) mother's house
at Kumara Kovil. After
going round the mada
veedhis (Big Temple
perimeter streets) the
Goddess reached the Big
Temple.
Night, the 3rd prakaram,
near Sambandha Vinayagar
Sannidhi, a garland
exchange event occurred
between Swami and Ambal.
Night 10.00 p.m.
Marriage Ceremony at
Thirukalyana Mandapam
Night 11.00 p.m.
afterwards Lord on
Golden Nandi and Ambal
on Kamadhenu Vahanam
procession.
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As part of the 2017
Mahakumbhabhishekam
observance at
Arunachaleswarar Temple,
Tiruvannamalai, on the
evening of February 6,
the day of consecration
of the Garbagrihas of
both Lord
Arunachaleswarar and Sri
Unnamulaiyar, a marriage
was performed between
the two Gods. The
Tirukalyanam (marriage)
ceremony started at 8.30
p.m. At around midnight
of that day, the Gods
were taken out of the
Temple via the Thitti
Vassal Gate and brought
to the Alankaram
Mandapam, situated
directly in front of the
Raja Gopura (East Tower)
of the Big Temple.
The below video is of
the idol of Lord
Arunachaleswarar carried
on a palanquin to the
Silver Bull (Rishaba)
vahana (vehicle), where
He was prepared for the
procession of the
panchamoorthies (five
idols).
On this occasion, the
process of preparing the
Lord on his vahana took
around 2 hours and it
was nearly 3 a.m. when
all the Gods were ready
on their vehicles to be
towed by tractor in a
clockwise direction,
around the perimeter
streets surrounding
Arunachaleswarar Temple.
The Panchamoorthies
(five idols) that
performed this
circumambulation were:
Lord Arunachaleswarar on
Silver Rishaba
Shakti Amman on Gold
Rishaba
Lord Vinayakar under
Wish-Fulfilling Tree
(Kalpavriksha)
Lord Murugan on big
Silver Chariot (Radham)
Chandikeswarar on Silver
Indira Chariot (Radham)
By the time the
panchamoorthies
completed
circumambulation of
Arunachaleswarar Temple,
dawn had already broken.
Silver Bull Vahana
Ramp to get the God
palanquin up to the
Bull Vahana
Swami being prepared
on Silver Bull Vahana
Close up of the Lord
on Silver Bull Vahana
Panchamoorthies
darshan Alankaram
Mandapam
Silver Bull Vahana
Musicians accompanying
procession of the
Panchamoorthies
Gods return to Car
Street after rounding
the Mada Veedhis
The Lord on Silver
Bull Vahana, Ambal on
Golden Cow
Devotees on Car Street
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